Lech Wałęsa

Nobel Prize in Peace 1983

“for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland”

Lech Wałęsa is a Polish trade union leader, human rights activist, and former President of Poland. He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland.